diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 98fdb9f47f..a528f10f6c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue #11691 Query was empty on creating User in 4.5.2
 - issue #11695 PMA_getDataForDeleteUsers() warning
 - issue #11698 Cannot create user on Percona Server
+- issue        Properly report error on connecting
 
 4.5.2.0 (2015-11-23)
 - issue #11589 Incorrect parameter in mysqli_fetch_fields()
diff --git a/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php b/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php
index 074f5d4b25..a7cb179766 100644
--- a/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php
+++ b/libraries/DatabaseInterface.php
@@ -2614,9 +2614,6 @@ class DatabaseInterface
     public function getError($link = null)
     {
         $link = $this->getLink($link);
-        if ($link === false) {
-            return false;
-        }
         return $this->_extension->getError($link);
     }